Article: Canal Istanbul
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Istanbul)
What I learned:
- Canal Istanbul is a proposed waterway that would connect the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
- Canal Istanbul would create an island would help reduce shipping traffic in the Istanbul Strait.
- Canal Istanbul is estimated to cost $10 billion and be in service no later than 2023.
Jan 03, 2012, 02:27PM PST | 0 comments
Article: Lt24
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lt24)
What I learned:
- Lt24 is an Argentinian radio station.
- Lt24 has been on the air since October 10th, 1969.
Jan 03, 2012, 12:26PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Article: Battus eracon
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battus_eracon)
What I learned:
- Battus eracon is a species of butterfly found in western Mexico.
- Battus eracon is also called the West-Mexican Swallowtail and the Colima Swallowtail.
Dec 29, 2011, 04:15PM PST | 0 comments
Article: Deaths in 2008
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2008)
What I learned:
- Deaths in 2008 is a list of notable deaths in 2008 (obviously).
- The list goes from Dec. 2008 to Jan. 2008 and links to each month’s wiki page.
Dec 29, 2011, 04:13PM PST | 0 comments
Article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Shenandoah National Park
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Shenandoah_National_Park)
What I learned:
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Shenandoah National Park is a list of the 13 properties and districts in the park.
- Two of the areas are National Historic Landmarks.
Dec 29, 2011, 04:10PM PST | 0 comments
Article: Dard Divorce
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dard_Divorce)
What I learned:
- Dard Divorce is an independent horror film from Germany.
- Dard Divorce was directed by Olaf Ittenbach.
- Dard Divorce is very twisty and gory.
Dec 28, 2011, 03:15PM PST | 0 comments
Article: Rick Concannon
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Concannon)
What I learned:
- Rick Concannon was an American football offensive lineman for the Boston Redskins.
- He was born in 1909 and died in 1986 at the age of 77.
Nov 10, 2011, 03:20PM PST | 0 comments
Article: John Le Fondré Jr
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Le_Fondr%C3%A9_Jr)
What I learned:
- John Le Fondré Jr was born in 1966 and is a politician.
- He is a chartered accountant and a certified RYA dinghy instructor.
Nov 10, 2011, 03:15PM PST | 0 comments
Article: Windsor AKO Fratmen
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_AKO_Fratmen)
What I learned:
- Windsor AKO Fratmen are a Canadian football team out of Windsor, Ontario.
Nov 10, 2011, 03:10PM PST | 0 comments
Article: Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wykeham_Cornwallis,_2nd_Baron_Cornwallis)
What I learned:
- Wykeham Cornwallis was born in 1892 and died in 1982 just a couple months before his 90th birthday.
- He served in WWI with the Royal Grey Scots.
- He played First-class Cricket for Kent between 1919 and 1926.
- Wykeham Cornwallis became 2nd Baron Cornwallis in 1935.
- He had two children with his first wife and none with his second.
Nov 10, 2011, 02:59PM PST | 0 comments